History Wrestling / RickySteamboat

* IHaveTheHighGround

** To Wrestling/MickFoley in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, on whether the promotion should be showcasing more "pure wrestling" or {{Garbage Wrestl|er}}ing.

* [[FountainOfExpies Iconic Wrestler]]

* NamesTheSame: Wrestling/TitoSantana actually used the name "Richard Blood" early in his career.

* TheRival: To Wrestling/MickFoley in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, on whether the promotion should be showcasing more "pure wrestling" or {{Garbage Wrestl|er}}ing.
** Wrestling/RicFlair

* BashBrothers: With Jay Youngblood, Paul Jones, [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]], Shane Douglas (pre-ECW, of course)

* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/RicFlair, Don Muraco, Wrestling/RickRude, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stunning" Steve Austin]]

** CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Los Dos Hombres, in mid-1993 WCW. It was supposed to have been Steamboat and Douglas under masks against the Hollywood Blondes ("Stunning" Steve Austin and "Flyin'" Brian Pillman), but Douglas had left/quit/been fired and Brad Armstrong was the second guy. For the cage match at ''WCW [=Slamboree=] 93'', it was Tom Zenk.

** CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Los Dos Hombres, in mid-1993 WCW. It was supposed to have been Steamboat and Douglas under masks against the Hollywood Blondes ("Stunning" Steve Austin and "Flyin'" Brian Pillman), but Douglas had left/quit/been fired and Brad Armstrong was the second guy. For the cage match at ''WCW [=Slambore=] 93'', it was Tom Zenk.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Was originally planned to be in the Survivor Series match against Wrestling/TheNexus, until he was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm.

* {{Badass}}: During the match at ''Wrestling/{{WCW}} Clash of the Champions XVII'', November 19, 1991, where he and Dustin Rhodes defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champions]] Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko for the belts, Arn tried to rationalize what appeared to be a hopeless situation by saying, "He's just a man!"

* RecycledSoundtrack: His theme song since his comeback was originally used by Ultimo Dragon.

* Website/{{WrestleCrap}}: Two inductions:
** Those "Becoming the Dragon" vignettes from when he started in WWE.
** His 1991 WWE return as "The Dragon," with the costume and breathing fire.

* Awesome McCool Name: Just look above, the only reason he didn't use it when wrestling is that "Richard Blood" doesn't suit a career Face too well.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Just look above, the only reason he didn't use it when wrestling is that "Richard Blood" doesn't suit a career Face too well.

* RealSongThemeTune: [[{{Music/TheAlanParsonsProject}} The Alan Parsons Project]]'s "Sirius"

* RetiredBadass (In 2009, ''[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments And How]]''!)
* TheRival: To Wrestling/MickFoley in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, on whether the promotion should be show casing more "pure wrestling" or [[GarbageWrestler Garbage Wrestling]].

* ExecutiveMeddling: He was buried later in his WWF career. If you ask Mr. Steamboat it was because his and Randy Savage's match at Wrestlemania upstaged Hulk Hogan's. If you ask the WWE it was because they were bitter about him wanting some time off to be with his pregnant wife.

!!'''Tropes associated with Ricky Steamboat include:'''

* WrestlingFamily: His brother was also a professional wrestler. His son is a wrestler in WWE's developmental territory of FCW.

** He actually wanted to turn heel a few times, but bookers were unconvinced that he fans would buy him as a bad guy.

* {{Flanderization}}: Originally nicknamed "The Dragon" due to his physical similarity to BruceLee. When he came back in 1991, he became an anthropomorphic dragon who breathed fire.

* TheRival: To Wrestling/MickFoley in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, on whether the promotion should be show casing more "pure wrestling" or [[GarbageWrestler Garbage Wrestling]].
** Wrestling/RicFlair

* [[IconicCharacters Iconic Wrestler]]

* LighterAndSofter: During his second run in the [[NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] after his stint in the WWF, he was well known for having his wife and son at ringside with him during his matches, portraying himself as a settled family man. This arguably worked against him, as the idea of the happily staid babyface was becoming passe in the early 90s and he spent most of his tenure feuding with RicFlair, he of the fast cars and faster women, who despite being the heel had the far more entertaining gimmick.

* RetiredBadass (In 2009, ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome And How]]''!)

* SummonBiggerFish: He used a Komodo dragon to chase off Jake Roberts and his python Damien.
* TheRival: To Mick Foley in Ring Of Honor, on whether the promotion should be show casing more "pure wrestling" or GarbageWrestling.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Was originally planned to be in the Survivor Series match against TheNexus, until he was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm.

* ExecutiveMeddling: He was buried later in his WWF career. If you ask Mr. Steam boat it was because his and Randy Savage's match at Wrestlemania upstaged Hulk Hogan's. If you ask the WWE it was because they were bitter about him wanting some time off to be with his pregnant wife.

* TheRival: To Mic Foley in Ring Of Honor, on whether the promotion should be show casing more "pure wrestling" or GarbageWrestling.

* ItRunsInTheFamily: His son is a wrestler in WWE's developmental territory of FCW.
* LighterAndSofter: During his second run in the [[NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA]] after his stint in the [[WWE WWF]], he was well known for having his wife and son at ringside with him during his matches, portraying himself as a settled family man. This arguably worked against him, as the idea of the happily staid babyface was becoming passe in the early 90s and he spent most of his tenure feuding with RicFlair, he of the fast cars and faster women, who despite being the heel had the far more entertaining gimmick.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: His match with ChrisJericho at WrestleMania 25. "HE'S STILL GOT IT! (clap clap clap clap) HE'S STILL GOT IT!"
** From twenty years before that, his Wrestlmania III match with RandySavage, considered one of the greatest of all time, and even upstaged the iconic Hogan/Andre main event.